FMM: 15 per cent increase unjust!

FMM Sabah Feels 15 Per Cent Increase In Electricity Tariffs Not Justifiable

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Sabah feels that the 15 per cent increase in the state's electricity tariff is not justifiable.

The FMM Sabah in a statement today said it was most concerned over the recent announcement by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui of a 3.75 sen/kWh increase in electricity tariffs in Sabah.

Electricity up 15% for Sabah, Labuan!

Sabah, Labuan power tariff hike

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd's (TNB) subsidiary Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB), which has received the nod for a 15% power tariff hike in Sabah and Labuan from the Government, will implement the new tariff structure from July 15.

Shock and dismay over call for increase

 Shock and dismay over call by BN to increase electricity tariff in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, June 7, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Women Chief and assemblywoman for Luyang, Melanie Chia expressed shock and dismay at the statement by the Assistant Resource Development and Information Technology Minister YB Datuk Jainab Ahmad that increasing the electricity tariff is the only logical thing to do if Sabah wants to see the power supply in the State improved. Her statement was reported in the Borneo Post on 7 June 2011.

She was quoted to have say that "It is a 'chicken and egg' situation, low tariff causes unreliable supply and unreliable supply causes low tariff."